Apparatus and methods of delivering music and information
First Claim
1. A computer-readable storage device storing instructions configured to, in response to execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations for providing information relating to a song, the operations comprising:
- receiving, from a mobile device, a first signal that includes data derived from a sample, wherein;
the sample was digitized at the mobile device from ambient music,the ambient music was received prior to being digitized, andthe first signal was derived from music of the song and not an explicit identification code embedded in the ambient music;
identifying, based on the received first signal, the song; and
sending, to a reception unit, a second signal containing information relating to the song.
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Abstract
The invention comprises music and information delivery systems and methods. One system comprises a portable communication device configured to receive a piece of music from an audio source and transmit the piece of music via a first communication medium to a host computer. The host computer is configured to receive the piece of music from the portable communication device and search a storage medium to identify and access the piece of music from the storage medium. The host computer is configured to transmit the piece of music via a second communication medium to one or more reception units that are configured to receive the piece of music from the host computer via the second communication medium.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-readable storage device storing instructions configured to, in response to execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations for providing information relating to a song, the operations comprising:
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receiving, from a mobile device, a first signal that includes data derived from a sample, wherein; the sample was digitized at the mobile device from ambient music, the ambient music was received prior to being digitized, and the first signal was derived from music of the song and not an explicit identification code embedded in the ambient music; identifying, based on the received first signal, the song; and sending, to a reception unit, a second signal containing information relating to the song. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, performed by a computing device, for providing information relating to a song, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a mobile device, a first signal that includes data derived from a sample, wherein; the sample was digitized at the mobile device from ambient music, the ambient music was received prior to being digitized, and the first signal was derived from music of the song and not an explicit identification code embedded in the ambient music; identifying, based on the received first signal, the song; and sending, to a reception unit, a second signal containing information relating to the song. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing information relating to a song, the system comprising:
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a memory; a processor; a transceiver configured to receive, from a mobile device, a first signal that includes data derived from a sample, wherein; the sample was digitized at the mobile device from ambient music, the ambient music was received prior to being digitized, and the first signal was derived from music of the song and not an explicit identification code embedded in the ambient music; and a matching module configured to identify, based on the received first signal, the song; wherein the transceiver is further configured to send, to a reception unit, a second signal containing information relating to the song. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing information relating to a song, the system comprising:
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means for receiving, from a mobile device, a first signal that includes data derived from a sample, wherein; the sample was digitized at the mobile device from ambient music, the ambient music was received prior to being digitized, and the first signal was derived from music of the song and not an explicit identification code embedded in the ambient music; means for identifying, based on the received first signal, the song; and means for sending, to a reception unit, a second signal containing information relating to the song.
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